Schools
Parents Coalition to Hold Protest Rally Before Alameda School Board Meeting
Protestors want AUSD to halt efforts underway to relocate ACLC special education students from Wood Middle School to Encinal High, and reverse the decision. The rally will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Alameda City Hall (2263 Santa Clara Avenue) on June 25.
A group of parents will protest before the Tuesday, June 25 Alameda Unified School District meeting after the board's recent decision to move of some Alameda Community Learning School special education students from Wood Middle School to Encinal High School's campus this Fall.
Protestors want the district to halt efforts underway to effect the relocation of ACLC, and reverse the decision, organizers said in a press release. The rally will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Alameda City Hall (2263 Santa Clara Avenue)
Parents with children at both schools say that co-location is bad for the students, and bad for Mike McMahon and Margie Sherratt, the two AUSD board members up for re-election next year, the press release states.
Organizers said that there is already a campaign running "Mike McMahon must go..." advertisements on different issues.
Organizers said that parents recognize legal obligations that require the district to provide the ACLC charter school with space, but say there are other alternatives that the district refused to consider.
For more information on the Rally, email rallyforchangeinausd@gmail.com.
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